Enrollment
72
Elementary
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTOONA-MIDWAY·NCES 200417001898
Altoona-Midway Elementary
833 River Street, Altoona, KS 66710 · (620) 568-5725 · Wilson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
50 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 8% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Altoona-Midway Elementary→Altoona-Midway Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Altoona-Midway. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 45.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Altoona-Midway Elementary
Altoona-Midway Elementary's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona-Midway Elementary this school | 72 | 69.4% | 48.5% |
| Western Plains North Elem Ransom | 62 | 69.4% | 46.8% |
| Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem Quenemo | 87 | 69.0% | 46.6% |
| Natoma Elem Natoma | 57 | 64.9% | 49.4% |
| Tescott Elem Tescott | 69 | 76.8% | 48.2% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School Alta Vista | 76 | 61.8% | 45.2% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Altoona-Midway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #679 of 714 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
72
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72 | 8.5 | 8.5:1 | 69% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 6.5 | 10.3:1 | 78% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 7.9 | 8.3:1 | 73% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | 73% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 78 | 6.8 | 11.5:1 | 67% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 96 | 8 | 12.0:1 | 74% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 10 | 10.5:1 | 73% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altoona-Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (78 to 72); teachers up 25% (6.8 to 8.5).
About Altoona-Midway Elementary
The public elementary school Altoona-Midway Elementary is located in Altoona, Kansas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 72 students. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 77% below that mark.
The district for Altoona-Midway Elementary is Altoona-Midway, with 2 schools and 151 students.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Altoona-Midway Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Altoona-Midway Elementary comes to 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5:1. The school's 8.5:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. On the income side, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Wilson County is 15 points lower.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 28.9% for Altoona-Midway Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 48.5%. The 19.5-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools.
In Wilson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $60,677 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wilson County number 9, with about 1,546 students.
North Lawn Elem is about 6.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Altoona-Midway Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Altoona-Midway Elementary at 1st of 8.
Federal data place Altoona-Midway Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 3% over 4 years, reaching 72 in 2024-25. The ratio was 10.0:1 in 2020-21 and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,505
Census ACS
Median income
$60,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- North Lawn Elem6.4 mi · 164
- Neodesha High6.8 mi · 360
- Heller Elem7.2 mi · 223
- Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School8.7 mi · 314
- Lincoln Elementary8.7 mi · 242
- Fredonia Early Learning Center8.8 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Altoona-Midway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Altoona-Midway Elementary?
Altoona-Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 72 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Altoona-Midway Elementary serve?
Altoona-Midway Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Altoona-Midway Elementary?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Altoona-Midway Elementary.
How diverse is Altoona-Midway Elementary?
Altoona-Midway Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Altoona-Midway Elementary in?
Altoona-Midway Elementary is part of Altoona-Midway.
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